The song was written by the members of Coldplay and produced by Rik Simpson, Tim Bergling, Digital Divide, and Stargate.
"Hymn for the Weekend" has reached number six on the UK Singles Chart and also reached the top twenty in countries such as Switzerland, Ireland, France, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain.
In the US, with the Seeb remix, the song reached number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
A music video for the song was released on 29 January 2016 and features Coldplay and Beyoncé in various cities in India.
The song was debuted on Annie Mac's BBC radio show on 30 November 2015.